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Using the DID model, I came across a lesson plan that revolves around the popular novel "Because of Winn-Dixie". This lesson plan is appropriate for grades 3rd-5th. The creator of this lesson plan was really focused on the important factors of children being able to analyze a book, especially a book with chapters. The students are to of course read the book itself. During this process the students develop an understanding of plot, character(s), setting and theme as well as going through the writing process. The objectives in this lesson plan are for students to create a scrapbook and play a reading comprehension maze game based from the plot and theme of the story. They are to listen and read along with a slideshow of drafts narrated by the author, communicate with the author through a moderated chat as well as learn about the author and her writing process. This may seem like a lot but when you think about it it's all very beneficial especially if we want to expand our young readers and writers minds. I really like the scrapbook idea because the students are able to allow their creativity to just flow out freely and this is always something that we want our students to do. This lesson plan is very effective!

Here's the link to the lesson plan: Because of Winn-Dixie Teaching Guide: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/because-winn-dixie-teaching-guide

Open content and open source are very important and play a vital role in the educational field. Introducing students to such things like the different formats of tests, quizzes or even PowerPoint presentations is really good for students to have access to. I would definitely use open content and open source because it benefits students and other teachers a lot. You can't go wrong with using open content and open source because the main focus is our students learning environment and their futures.

The latest Word and Graphic assignment really taught me a lot. The fact that it was my first time actually creating a newsletter on Word made me realize how so much more Word is beneficial especially to teachers. Like I have learned that it is more than a software that us college students and future educators use to type up that 1000 word essay the night before it's due. I really enjoyed this assignment it was so much fun being able to put an informational letter together for parents and students to read for their knowledge.

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